After years of struggling to write following the deaths of his wife and son, English professor Connor Nye publishes his first novel, a thriller about the murder of a young woman.
There’s just one problem: Connor didn’t write the book. His missing student did. And then she appears on his doorstep, alive and well, threatening to expose him.
Connor’s problems escalate when the police insist details in the novel implicate him in an unsolved murder from two years ago. Soon Connor discovers the crime is part of a disturbing scandal on campus and faces an impossible dilemma—admit he didn’t write the book and lose his job or keep up the lie and risk everything. When another murder occurs, Connor must clear his name by unraveling the horrifying secrets buried in his student’s manuscript.
This is a suspenseful, provocative novel about the sexual harassment that still runs rampant in academia—and the lengths those in power will go to cover it up. ~taken from Amazon
There’s just one problem: Connor didn’t write the book. His missing student did. And then she appears on his doorstep, alive and well, threatening to expose him.
Connor’s problems escalate when the police insist details in the novel implicate him in an unsolved murder from two years ago. Soon Connor discovers the crime is part of a disturbing scandal on campus and faces an impossible dilemma—admit he didn’t write the book and lose his job or keep up the lie and risk everything. When another murder occurs, Connor must clear his name by unraveling the horrifying secrets buried in his student’s manuscript.
This is a suspenseful, provocative novel about the sexual harassment that still runs rampant in academia—and the lengths those in power will go to cover it up. ~taken from Amazon
Thrillers are my thing. I love a good thriller. That said, there was something unique about the premise of this particular one. It had a mystery within a mystery which made it even more thrilling! That combined with the cover made me immediately request it when I saw it on Netgalley.
I had already been Netgalley approved when I received an email from Penguin Random House asking if I would read, review, and be a part of a blog tour. I, of course, said yes!
This book is told from multiple different perspectives in both the past and present day. This was a genius way of writing from author David Bell because it let the reader in on the complete story from all sides but it also added little details to the overall plot that left little crumbs for the reader to piece together.
Honestly, it took a few chapters for me to really get into the plot, but once I figured out who was who and how they fit into the story it got exciting! The plot twists are plenty and they keep coming. Some I guessed while others threw me for a loop.
This is a twisty, multi-layered read and the author did a wonderful job setting the scenes and growing the characters.
I keep typing out things to say and then quickly deleting them, realizing I will be giving away a detail or twist to the story. I am struggling to figure out what to say without giving you all spoilers!
I guess I will simply say this- GET THE BOOK! It's a fun, quick and thrilling read that is perfect for the pool or beach! It was a 4 star read for me!
"Kill All Your Darlings" is set to be released here in the US on July 6, 2021 so preorder now!
Special thanks to Netgalley, Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Random House, and author David Bell for allowing me an advanced e-copy to read and give my honest review! I look forward to reading more books from this author!
HAPPY READING!
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